Word evolution game

[foxcatdog]

Forest Nenetsification

[vjɛ̀.ɬɛ́.tì]
vieréti
"root, radish"

*l > *w intervocalically

[ié.βe.win]
ievelin
"seal" (the animal)

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[j] > [ʒ]

[vʒɛ̀.ɬɛ́.tì]
vẓeṛéti
"root, radish"

[β w] merger:

[ié.we.win]
ievevin
"seal" (the animal)

[Man in Space]

*t > ts / _E

[vʒɛ̀.ɬɛ́.tsì]
vẓeṛéti
"root, radish"

Lag deletion of *w

[ié.wein]
ievevin
"seal" (the animal)

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[ɬ] > [ʃ]

[vʒɛ̀.ʃɛ́.tsì]
vẓeṣéṭi
"root, radish"

[e] > [o] after [w]

[ié.woin]
iewoin
"seal" (the animal)

[Man in Space]

Loss of low-tone syllables immediately preceding high tone, with cluster simplifications

[vʒjɛ́.tsì]
vẓeṣéṭi
‘root, radish, rutabaga’

Gudi Ngamo tone shift

[iè.wóin]
iewoin
‘seal (animal); sycophant (< one always clapping for someone); time (that which keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping, into the future)’

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Disaffrication:

[vʒjɛ́.sì]
vẓiéṭi
‘root, radish, rutabaga’

Low-pitched [ie] >

[ì.wóin]
iwóin
‘seal (animal); sycophant (< one always clapping for someone); time (that which keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping, into the future)’

[Man in Space]

Labial-sibilant clusters > whistled sibilants

[z͎jɛ́.sì]
vẓiéṭi
‘root, radish, rutabaga’

Regressive frontness harmony

[ɯ̀.wóin]
iwóin
‘seal (animal); sycophant (< one always clapping for someone); time (that which keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping, into the future)’

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[z s] > [ʑ ɕ] before [i] and through coalescence with following [j]

[ʑɛ́.ɕì]
ziési
‘root, radish, rutabaga’

Diphthong height harmony:

[ɯ̀.wóen]
uwóen
‘seal (animal); sycophant (< one always clapping for someone); time (that which keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping, into the future)’

[Man in Space]

Final vowels devoice following voiceless consonants

[ʑɛ́.ɕi̥]
ziési
‘root, radish, rutabaga’

Yumuşak ge-ization

[ɯ̀.ɰ̆óen]
uwóen
‘seal (animal); sycophant; time’

[foxcatdog]

Final vowel loss

[ʑɛ́i̥]
ziési
‘root, radish, rutabaga’

Initial vowel loss

[ɰ̆óen]
uwóen
‘seal (animal); sycophant; time’

[Man in Space]

Regressive devoicing (plus fixing the error)

[ɕɛ̥ɕ]
ziési
‘root, radish, rutabaga’

Roundness assimilation

[ɰ̆ɤ́en]
uwóen
‘seal (animal); sycophant; time’

[foxcatdog]

*ɕ > *s
[sɛ̥s]
ziési
‘root, radish, rutabaga’

*ɰ̆ > *j

[jɤ́en]
uwóen
‘seal (animal); sycophant; time’

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[ɛ̥] > [jɑ̥]

[sjɑ̥s]
sias
‘root, radish, rutabaga’

Fronting of vowels following [j], with resulting [ee] coalescing to [eː]:

[jêːn]
yên
‘seal (animal); sycophant; time’

[foxcatdog]

Lateralisation
[ɬjɑ̥ɬ]
sias

[jêːl]
yên
‘seal (animal); sycophant; time’

Also new word
['jɪn.ɹɪ]
Yinrih
"sapient space monkey fox"

[Man in Space]

Nuxálkization
[ɬihɬ]
sias

Initial glide fortition
[tʃêːl]
yên
‘seal (animal); sycophant; time’

n.ɹ > ɹ.ɹ
['jɪɹ.ɹɪ]
Yinrih
‘Yinrih’

[Travis B.]

We should ban making sibilants into laterals IMO.

[Man in Space]

[ʔɨk̟sˈtˤɑːˀgɒɐ̯ɲʄə]
yxṭā́’goagnje
'act of vandalism, instance of sabotage, graffito, meme'

[foxcatdog]

[ʔɨk̟ɬˈtˤɑːˀgɒɐ̯ɲʄə]
yxṭā́’goagnje
'act of vandalism, instance of sabotage, graffito, meme'
Lateralisation of *s

[Man in Space]

Debuccalization of fricatives

[ʔɨk̟hˈtˤɑːˀgɒɐ̯ɲʄə]
yxṭā́’goagnje
'act of vandalism, instance of sabotage, graffito, meme'

[foxcatdog]

Pharyngeals > Geminates
[ʔɨk̟hˈt:ɑːˀgɒɐ̯ɲʄə]
yxṭā́’goagnje
'act of vandalism, instance of sabotage, graffito, meme'